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PATTERN # 18

IMPORTANT: The examples in this part of SECTION I are shorter than the actual mini talks on the TOEFL examination. The actual mini talks usually have four questions following them.

Overheard Conversations

Overheard conversations are conversations heard by someone who is not talking.

In some talks on Part C, you will hear a long conversation between two or three speakers.

When you hear a conversation, you must be able to summarize the important ideas. You will usually NOT be required to remember small details.

EXAMPLE:

Ted Parker:	Are you Mrs. Williams?
Mrs. Williams:	Why yes.
Ted Parker:	l'm Ted Parker. I talked with you on the telephone earlier today.
Mrs. Williams:	Oh, good.
Ted Parker:	Let me show you what we have in a new Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Mrs. Williams:	I want to look at last year's model, too, if you have any.
Ted Parker:	I have one. A red Delta 88 with 2,000 miles on it. It was a demonstrator.
Mrs. Williams:	A demonstrator?
Ted Parker:	That means that only the sales staff have driven it.
Question:	Who is the man?
Answer:	A car salesman.

PRACTICA DE AUDIO PARA ESTA MINI-LECCION

Pulsa aquí para ingresar a las prácticas de comprensión auditiva en inglés americano. El enlace te llevará a nuestro curso de conversación (Lección 9). Trata de escuchar las tres partes que la componen: Key Expressions, Conversation Practice y Dialogues.

MORE USEFUL LINKS in our megaportal:
OM Audio - Direct Conversations with Activities
OM Listen - Direct Conversations with Assignments
OM Bus - Overheard Conversations with Interaction
OM FCE - Advanced Listening Activities

HELP:
The American English accents you will listen in this TOEFL Test are very similar to the mp3 audios you can practise in these two sections of our portal:
OM Smiles - Humor Stories and Jokes
OM Detective - Mystery and Detective Stories

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